# Accident 19750830028459A: Waco UPF7, N Sioux City, SD, August 30, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 30, 1975
- Place: N Sioux City, SD
- Airport: Graham Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 42.5408° N, 96.4855° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GRAHAM FLD (7K7), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.5408&lon=-96.4855&mi=10
- Aircraft: N29974, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N29974) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Waco UPF-7 (registry code 9601302, https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-upf-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Jacobs L4 /R755-7 (registry code 35003, https://openairdocs.org/engine/jacobs-l4-r755-7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO UPF7
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,695 total, 3 in this make and model, 275 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC76DTK04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DTK04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750830028459A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT RAISED THE TAIL OF THE ACFT TOO RAPIDLY.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB MKC76DTK04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76DTK04), Aug 30, 1975: Waco UPF-7 (N29974), N Sioux City, SD, substantial damage

## Other reports on N29974 (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19960730020219A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960730020219A), Jul 30, 1996: Waco UPF7 (N29974), Payson, AZ, Substantial damage. Test flight after tbo. Ran off left side runway landing. Damaged wing spars. Maintaining alignment insuficient.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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